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Book of the Week – October 13, 2013

Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
When Jeremy Johnson Johnson’s strange ability to speak to the ghost of Jacob Grimm draws the interest of his classmate Ginger Boltinghouse, the two find themselves at the center of a series of disappearances in their hometown.
Knopf
Gr. 7-10
FictionStarred Reviews

Booklist

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Horn Book

Kirkus Reviews

Publishers Weekly

School Library Journal

Nominated for National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

Teaching Resources:

Reading Guide includes a pre-reading activity, questions for discussion, and activities. Random House